Reaching vaccination targets, not a guarantee for total lifting of restrictions in Queensland.

Deputy Premier Steven Miles says talk of vaccination targets of 70 or 80 per cent resulting in lockdowns and restrictions completely easing is too simplistic.

Queensland Deputy Chief Health Officer James Smith says it’s not that we’ll be able to dial back completely on restrictions once we hit desirable vaccination targets but higher vaccination coverage will ease the restrictions.

Australian city centres are changing to adapt with new pandemic conditions. 

Australia’s chief infrastructure body believes 10 per cent fewer people will work in Australia’s city centres, while CBD office spaces will get smaller as larger companies are expected to reduce the size of their city offices and move into regional hubs

Infrastructure Australia’s chief of policy research, Peter Colacino says an emerging office/work-from-home hybrid was a major part of the study to be released in September.

Concerns remain in Queensland that no plan to remove level crossings at train tracks will continue to cause deaths and injuries over coming years.

With more than 1,200 level crossings, and none removed since 2014, Queensland is lagging behind in the national move to get rid of level crossings.

Also, the completion of the Cross River Rail will increase railway use, meaning that more congestion will build up in years to come.

The discovery of a flaw in COVID vaccine certificates raises questions around putting a hold on freedoms allowed to the vaccinated by the state and federal governments.

Richard Nelson, a software engineer in Sydney, has found a security flaw in the Express Plus Medicare app, allowing him to make vaccine certificates with any name and date of birth and even featuring the background animations meant to prevent forgery.

Qantas will be offering a range of rewards to travellers but only if they are fully vaccinated against coronavirus.

Fully vaccinated Australian-based frequent flyers over eighteen will have a chance to win free flights for a year.

The airline has announced these major prize grabs to recognise the role of Australians helping the country get out of lockdown.

These prizes will also include free accommodation and international destinations once borders reopen.

Greece has increased its fence border in fears of repeating the 2015 refugee crisis.

According to reports it has completed a 40-kilometre fence on its border with Turkey and installed a new surveillance system to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

A statement from the office of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says Afghanistan and Iran - a key route for Afghans into Turkey - should be supported or a new migration wave was “inevitable,".

Yesterday’s protests at the Queensland and New South Wales border in Coolangatta reported more than 1000 participants.

There was only one Queensland arrest, but several in New South Wales.

Acting Chief Superintendent Rhys Wildman said while the general conduct of protestors was to be applauded, there will be further investigations into those who crossed the border.

The rise in domestic violence incidents in Queensland has seen police spending 40% of their time attending to these calls.

Across the state, this averages to 295 incidents daily.

While this growth in calls is partly due to a growth of domestic and family violence incidents, particularly during the ongoing circumstances of the pandemic, there is also greater community confidence in policing response, meaning action is taken sooner.

If you or anyone you know needs help call the DVConnect hotline at 1800 811 811.

From next Monday, the Queensland Government’s QR check in app will be mandatory for all taxis, limousines and rideshare operators.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has come to this decision after the recent COVID scare in Cairns, and the cause of Sydney’s ongoing outbreak.

Ms Palaszczuk says, “We expect cases could pop up from time to time and our job is to get onto them as quickly as possible".